tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21932583362505583702016-09-07T21:32:04.521-07:00In RecoveryBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-67380990335226523182009-02-08T21:50:00.000-08:002009-02-08T21:52:32.225-08:00Adding gadetsI tried to add the online productivity tools link as a gadget but to no avail so here is the url if anyone is interested http://lifedev.net/big-list-of-online-productivity-tools/Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-12826343685990843002009-02-08T20:56:00.000-08:002009-02-08T21:50:24.037-08:00Weeks 11 &12I didn't know there were so many free tools available out there in cyber space and I found lots more after a bit of searching which hopefully I've added as a gadget. I like the idea of google docs zoho etc which seems to be more efficient than using attatchments to emails.<br /><br />Social networking definitely has its place but I don't think I will be putting myself out there on a personal basis. We looked at second life at TAFE and I found it a bit worrying that people can become so engrossed and absorbed by this technology.<br /><br />Now I have finally finished this journey I know there are some areas that I found it easy to get my head around and others I'm still shaking my head over. I hope that I will be able to use this new technology in the workplace and in my studies as I have found in the past "if you don't use it you lose it."Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-56648584136207822132009-02-04T19:57:00.000-08:002009-02-04T20:13:29.782-08:00Weeks 8, 9 &10Found answer boards an interesting experience - the relationship ones I looked at are a bit like an agony aunt column. I can see how it could change the whole concept of the reference interview. I need to get some help on subscribing to podcasts, but I can see the value in them, especially for training purposes and to catch up on missed programmes and presentations.<br /><br />Once I worked out mashups and got into big huge labs I had fun. Lots of activities for kids here.<br /><br />My jigsaw puzzle comes from a photo I took of a beautiful camellia in our garden.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-43098641102642029782009-01-20T17:39:00.000-08:002009-01-20T19:46:57.321-08:00Week 7: Tagging, folksonomies, del.icio.us and LibraryThingI feel that delicious is something that will be of benefit to those people who move around different branches and want to be able to access their favourites anywhere. <br />Technorati I'm not so sure about; it was very "big brother" reading that your blogs are being tracked. I also found it hard to get the results for the search for nswpln2008 and I don't think I will be using this technology.<br />I will be doing more with librarything as I try to recall all my favourite books.<br /><br />I am still feeling bombarded by all the things you can do with this technology and wonder who thinks of this "stuff" and how it all works and how much further can it all go!!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-2471557103578481052009-01-20T17:30:00.000-08:002009-01-20T17:31:33.118-08:00<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://www.librarything.com/jswidget.php?reporton=bmcl42&show=random&header=1&num=12&covers=small-fixed-width&text=none&onlycovers=1&tag=alltags&css=1&style=5&version=1"><br /></script>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-33764063934966976102009-01-14T17:13:00.000-08:002009-01-14T17:26:55.758-08:00Week 6 Videos/ You TubeI really enjoyed this journey and may be spending more time searching out quirky and obscure videos. I felt that the size of the screen was too small until my son showed me how to make it full size. With regard to the staff orientation video I think that is taking things too far; where is the personal contact?<br /><br />I had some trouble embedding my video of choice - thank goodness for the tech savvy son. I chose Adam Hills Advance Australia Fair as it is so close to Australia Day and we are going to see him live next week @ Springwood - great comedy comes to the Mountains!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-19750684394602870342009-01-14T17:08:00.000-08:002009-01-14T17:12:49.659-08:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xiEycVMKoJo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xiEycVMKoJo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-45473936136442266382009-01-13T16:51:00.000-08:002009-01-13T17:17:23.772-08:00Week 5 WikisI had a look at the suggested wikis and I think that the Library Success best practices wiki will be quite helpful to me in my studies as well as into the future. One of my main concerns with wikis is their validity( as with any web site) and I was pleased to see that you had to create an account to edit an article and I also like the idea of an invite key.<br /><br />Anyway onward and upwards to Week 6.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-85792977986613012642009-01-05T17:26:00.000-08:002009-01-05T17:32:00.536-08:00RSSFinally finished Week 4. I can see the benefit in RSS and newsfeeds but I still like using my favourites as most of them don't have feeds attached. It took me a while to work out how to add a list of feeds to my blog but I finally did it and now I can look forward to wikis.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-29607908235730246892008-12-08T18:16:00.001-08:002008-12-08T18:16:17.104-08:00Adelaide, South Australia<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_oconnor2/2403205850/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2403205850_44afe8f8e8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_oconnor2/2403205850/">Adelaide, South Australia</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tom_oconnor2/">Tom O'Connor.</a></span></div>Here is a photo of Adelaide at night and this is very similar to the view that we will have from our house when we build it at Chanlers Hill<br clear="all" />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-12291190062558423602008-12-08T16:14:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:59:32.372-08:00Week 3<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FqPBv6qy2zA/ST4FgnvJxII/AAAAAAAAAA0/DPGqUotGc80/s1600-h/spring+garden+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277661871305507970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 118px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FqPBv6qy2zA/ST4FgnvJxII/AAAAAAAAAA0/DPGqUotGc80/s200/spring+garden+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FqPBv6qy2zA/ST4FqhaCJSI/AAAAAAAAAA8/OZOtgVDrB2A/s1600-h/spring+garden+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277662041405007138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 116px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FqPBv6qy2zA/ST4FqhaCJSI/AAAAAAAAAA8/OZOtgVDrB2A/s200/spring+garden+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FqPBv6qy2zA/ST4FAqoKHrI/AAAAAAAAAAk/TGss530E5cw/s1600-h/spring+garden+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277661322325663410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FqPBv6qy2zA/ST4FAqoKHrI/AAAAAAAAAAk/TGss530E5cw/s200/spring+garden+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FqPBv6qy2zA/ST4FNlKqPLI/AAAAAAAAAAs/GtPnAX-nt7M/s1600-h/spring+garden+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277661544198061234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FqPBv6qy2zA/ST4FNlKqPLI/AAAAAAAAAAs/GtPnAX-nt7M/s200/spring+garden+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FqPBv6qy2zA/ST4FNlKqPLI/AAAAAAAAAAs/GtPnAX-nt7M/s1600-h/spring+garden+002.jpg"></a> </div><div><br /> </div><br /><div>Seeing I can't take any photos of the library I thought I would treat you all to some photos of our garden in the first blush of spring.</div><br /><div>As you can see from my earlier post I was able to upload a photo from flickr. I had trouble with it until I read the hints from Ellen at SLNSW and even then I was not really sure of what I was doing. It's definitely a new learning curve<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193258336250558370.post-68941113027305632312008-12-07T18:53:00.000-08:002009-02-10T01:24:38.331-08:00Well I finally have time to start the Library 2.0 journey now that TAFE is finished for the year and as I can't really do anything else at the moment I thought I would exercise a different set of brain cells. I am not very savvy when it comes to doing on line training as my eyes seem to glaze over while I am trying to follow instructions and, initially I was not keen to blog, but my colleagues who were of the same opinion have coped well and enjoyed the process (even through all the frustrations)Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14027120611851268342noreply@blogger.com0